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Subject:Re: vanagon Digest - 19 Aug 2013 (#2013-375)
From:Richard A Jones
Date:Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:26:21 -0600

Dennis wrote:
> If you're going to spend some hard earned money for a throttle body, you at
> least want a real long term solution if not an upgrade.
> There should be more than cheap epoxy and a shim.
> Here is an offering that makes sense. Bore out the worn mess, fit a new
> plate to fit and use sealed ball bearings. Add the fact that you have a
> known good switch properly adjusted and you have a plug and play solution.

I don't know who does GoWesty's work, but Phil Eslin in Albuquerque
has been rebuilding throttle bodies for several years and does
a beautiful job.  Everything he does in beautiful--a perfectionist.

Search for him on the samba under the "name" whip618--search for
that.

Also, TenCentLife has newly redesigned replacements.  $$$$$
But he does beautiful work, too.  (For 2.1s)

Richard

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